USPTO Patents Application 09701705

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(Under 37 CFR 1.97(b) or 1.97(c))

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15689.61

In Re Application Of: Yukihiko Okumura et al.

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application; before the mailing of a first Office Action on the merits, or before the mailing of a first Office
Action after the filing of a request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114.

37 CFR 1.97(c)

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S the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.1 7(p).

P10A/REV05

TRANSMITTAL OF INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
(Under 37 CFR 1.97(b) or 1.97(c))

Docket No.
15689.61

In Re Application of: Yukihiko Okumura et aL

Application No.

Filing Date

Examiner

Customer No.

Group Art Unit

Confirmation No,

09/701,705

December 1, 2000

Unknown

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2661

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Dated: November 7, 2005

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Applicant(s): Yukihiko Okumura et al.

Docket No.
15689.61

Application No.
09/701,705

FilingtDate
December 1^2000

Examiner
Qutbuddin Ghulamali

Customer No.
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Group Art Unit
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SUBMITTED:

Transmittal for Information Disclosure Statement (2 pages; duplicate);
Information Disclosure Statement Under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97 ( 2 pages);
Form PTO-1449 Listing of References (2 page);
Legible Copy of References; (5 references)
Certificate of Express Mail (EV723466143US);
Acknowledgment Postcard

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PATENT APPLICATION
Docket No: 15689.61

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

In re application of

Serial No.:
Filing Date:
For:

Customer No.:

Yukihiko OKUMURA et al.

09/701,705

December 1,2000

CHANNEL ESTIMATION DEVICE AND
METHOD, DEMODULATION DEVICE AND
METHOD, AND FADING FREQUENCY
DECISION DEVICE AND METHOD

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Art Unit
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INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
UNDER 37 C.F.R. $ 1.97

Commissioner for Patents

P.O. Box 1450

Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Sir:

Please find, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(a)(1), the enclosed Form PTO-1449 which
contains a list of all patents, publications, or other items that have come to the attention of one or
more of the individuals designated in 37 C.F.R. § 1.56(c). While no representation is made that
any of these references may be "prior art" within the meaning of that term under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102
or 103, the enclosed list of references is disclosed so as to fully comply with the duty of disclosure
set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 1.56.

Moreover, while no representation is made that a specific search of office files or patent

office records has been conducted or that no better art exists, the undersigned attorney of record

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believes that the enclosed art is the closest to the claimed invention (taken in its entirety) of which
the undersigned is presently aware, and no art which is closer to the claimed invention (taken in its
entirety) has been knowingly withheld.

In accordance with 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.97 and 1.98, a copy of each of the listed references or
relevant portion thereof is also enclosed.

In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(a)(3), the following concise explanation of the

relevance of each listed reference that is not in the English language and unaccompanied by a

translation into English is provided. The concise explanation for Japanese Publication No.: 04-

070149 is provided in the English abstract of that publication. The concise explanation is provided

in the translation of a Notice of Rejection received from the Japanese Patent Office.

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In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(c), a PTO 2038 Credit Card form in the amount of
$180.00 is enclosed to secure consideration of the references submitted with this Information
Disclosure Statement. Please credit any over payment or charge any additional fees to Deposit
Account No. 23-3178 of the undersigned.

DATED November 7, 2005 .

Respectfully submitted,

ADRIAN J. LEE
Attorney for Applicant
Registration No. 42,785
Customer No. 022913

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TION DISCLOSURE CITATION

'se several sheets if necessary)

Docket Number (Optional)

15689.61

Application Number

09/701,705

Applicant(s)

Yukihiko Okumura et al.

Filing Date

December 1,2000

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U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

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U.S. PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATIONS

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Translation

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04-070149

3/5/1992

Japan

H04L27

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OTHER DOCUMENTS

(including Author, Title, Date, Pertinent Pages, Etc)

B-5-3 W-CDMA

An Application od a Demodulation Scheme Using Parallel Channel Estimators in W-CDMA Systems
Masafumi Usuda, et al.
Page 238

Channel Estimation based on Time-Multiplexed Pilot Symbols
Yoshi Honda, et al.
page 31-35
(1996-08)

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EXAMINER: Initial if citation considered, whether or not citation is in conformance with MPEP Section 609; Draw line through citation if not in conformance and
not considered. Include copy of this form with next communication to applicant.

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09/701,705

Applicant(s)

Yukihiko Okumura et al.

Filing Date

December 1, 2000

Group Art Unit

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OTHER DOCUMENTS (Including Author, Title, Date, Pertinent Pages, Etc)

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Official Notice of Rejection

Patent Application No.: 2003-277907

Case No.: DCMH1 50269

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Official Notice of Rejection

Patent Application No.: 2003-277908

Case No.: DCMH150270

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